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Resource-use efficiency and plant invasion in low-resource systems

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  • Jennifer L. Funk

    (Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5020, USA)

  • Peter M. Vitousek

    (Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-5020, USA)

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New species for old? Native species might be expected to outperform invasive species on their home turf. This way of thinking has become a component of many strategies for the control of invasive species and the restoration of native ecosystems by manipulation of resource availability. But a study of the fates of 19 phylogenetically related pairs of invasive/native plant species shows that the invaders tend to be more efficient than native species at using limiting resources. This work calls into question any management strategy that relies on lowering resource availability with the intention of favouring the growth of native species.

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  • Jennifer L. Funk & Peter M. Vitousek, 2007. "Resource-use efficiency and plant invasion in low-resource systems," Nature, Nature, vol. 446(7139), pages 1079-1081, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:446:y:2007:i:7139:d:10.1038_nature05719
    DOI: 10.1038/nature05719
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    1. Yang, Yinghui & Bao, Liping, 2022. "Scale-dependent changes in species richness caused by invader competition," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 469(C).
    2. Emily P Zefferman, 2015. "Experimental Tests of Priority Effects and Light Availability on Relative Performance of Myriophyllum spicatum and Elodea nuttallii Propagules in Artificial Stream Channels," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(3), pages 1-14, March.
    3. Wout Van Echelpoel & Pieter Boets & Peter L M Goethals, 2016. "Functional Response (FR) and Relative Growth Rate (RGR) Do Not Show the Known Invasiveness of Lemna minuta (Kunth)," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(11), pages 1-18, November.
    4. Niggemann, Marc & Jetzkowitz, Jens & Brunzel, Stefan & Wichmann, Matthias C. & Bialozyt, Ronald, 2009. "Distribution patterns of plants explained by human movement behaviour," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 220(9), pages 1339-1346.

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